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EASTERN APICULTURAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ONTARIO, CANADA CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2015
EASTERN APICULTURAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCEUNIVERSITY OF GUELPHONTARIO, CANADA
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2015
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CONTENTS
EAS President’s Welcome! .........................................2
EAS Chairman’s Welcome! .........................................3
Tech Tour ..........................................................................5
Ontario Beekeeping History ......................................6
Keynote Speakers ..........................................................9
Honey Beer Making Workshop .................................11
Mead Making Workshops ...........................................11
Short Course Workshops ...........................................12
Train-The-Trainer Workshops ..................................13
Map .................................................................................... 14
Beekeeping Academy for Kids ................................17
Panel Discussion: Emerging Issues in Pollinator Health ................... 20
EAS 2015 Conference Schedules ...........................23
SUNDAY Registration 3:00-7:00 PM
MONDAY
• Registration 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
• Short Course 8:00 AM-4:15 PM
• Beeyard open all day
• Bee Olympics 4:30-5:30 PM
TUESDAY
• Registration 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
• Short Course 8:30 AM-4:15 PM
• Beeyard open all day Vendors 10:00 AM-4:15 PM
• Propolis, Etc... BBQ & Social 5:30 PM
WEDNESDAY
• Registration 7:30 AM-5:00 PM
• Short Course 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Conference 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Vendors 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Panel Discussion - Emerging
• Issues in Pollinator Health 7:30-9:30 PM
THURSDAY
• Registration 8:00-9:30 AM
• Vendors Closed
• Tech Tour 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
• Dinner, Social & Auction 5:30-9:30 PM @Dutchman’s Gold & Tuckamore Bee Company
FRIDAY
• Registration 8:30 AM-Noon
• Conference 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Vendors 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
• Banquet & Awards Ceremony 6:00-9:30 PM
EAS ONTARIO AT A GLANCE
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Welcome to Guelph! And if you’ve come from south of the
border welcome to Canada! We are honoured to be hosting EAS 2015. A great deal
of planning has finally come to fruition here at the University of Guelph. On behalf
of the planning committee, I want to thank you for choosing to attend this year’s
event. It’s you and your support that makes EAS able to play such a vital role in the
beekeeping community here in North America. Beyond the lectures and workshops
offered in one of its 26 member states or provinces in the eastern U.S. and Cana-
da, EAS sponsors awards to deserving bee researchers and graduate students and
offers research grants for applied research projects. As a Director of the Ontario
Beekeepers’ Association I can tell you that the funds and awareness raised at this
year’s conference will go a long way to support the work we do here in Ontario and
beyond. So please sit back, relax, enjoy the programme we have put forward for
you, and Learn, Protect, and Connect!
André FlysEAS President
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Welcome to EAS Ontario! I had heard wonderful stories of the last
time EAS was at the University of Guelph, and the 2015 Ontario Team has not let us down. They have
a wonderful week in store for you.
I am not going to overwhelm you with the multitude of activities that are planned for you this week.
This program guide says it all. Nor will I drone on regarding the skills and teaching ability of the Tech
Transfer Team and the excellent list of Canadian and international speakers whom Ernesto Guzman
and Les Eccles have assembled for you. The evening and many social events are brought to you
by André Flys and the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association (OBA). Do not miss the Wednesday night
panel discussion on Pollinator Health Issues—the OBA is perhaps the most successful organization
in North America to work with their state or provincial government to regulate pesticides harmful to
our honey bees. Plus, you can show off your prowess at the Bee Olympics or just relax and exchange
ideas with fellow beekeepers on the bus during the Thursday Tech Tour. Take time to taste some
award-winning wines, meads, and micro-brews, while soaking up all of that knowledge from the lec-
tures, workshops, and demonstrations.
I have two goals for you this week—to learn and have fun. The Ontarians have planned an edifying,
energizing, rich, slightly intoxicating, and enjoyable experience for you. On the other hand, if you
do have a gripe, if you find yourself unable to attend a session of your choice because a room is
already full, if you are from a state that does not have the same charm and respect for other peo-
ple as Ontario, or if you are getting yourself all in a fizz and want to spread it around, come see me
first—do not go off half-cocked and complain to other attendees or the EAS staff. Our conference
volunteers have taken time off from their jobs and beekeeping chores to welcome you. Be nice to
them and thank them for their help.
EAS Ontario is my swan song. I have served as your chairman for eight years (and eight confer-
ences), and now it is time to turn over the reins of leadership to a new administration. This week,
please take the time to meet Erin MacGregor-Forbes, Jeff Burd, Carol Cottrill, and Jacky Hildreth,
the incoming Chair, President, Secretary, and Treasurer, respectively. We will be passing the gavel
to them at the Friday night banquet and award ceremony. They are filled with ideas and energy—
the conference planning for the next few years is already underway!
What I enjoy the most at each conference is the opportunity to meet and talk with each you. So
stop in, say hello, and catch up. I will most often be around the registration desk—ask for me there.
If this is your first time at an EAS event, look me up, and I will introduce you to some of the most
exciting people in the world. As always, if you have any problems or suggestions to make EAS con-
ferences even better, let me know. At the end of the week, we want you to leave with your noggin
filled with information and fun times. Cheers.
Jim BobbEAS Chairman
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We provide several services to all beekeepers. Please visit our website for more details!
HELP WANTEDBee Informed Partnership GIVEN!
Emergency Response Kits To help rule out causes of crashing hives, kits are sent directly to you with the results returned to you in only a few weeks. Includes nosema, varroa, viral and pesticide sampling (additional cost).
Real Time Disease Load MonitoringJoin us in this effort as we document the seasonal (monthly) variations in nosema and varroa loads linked to your management practices. We send you a 6 month kit and evaluate 8 colonies of your choice.
Management Survey ResultsOur National Winter Loss and Management Surveys provide results back to all beekeepers as quickly as we can. These results help in suggesting what may work best for your operation in your region of the country.
Sentinel Apiary The Sentinel apiary monitors honey bee health in real-time using hive scales to track colony weight gain or loss, monthly disease assessments, and traps that collect pollen to determine avail-able plant forage. The scale data is automatically transmitted to our servers and the patterns of nectar flow mapped with alerts to beekeepers due to increases in disease or lack of nutritional resources. The Sentinel Hives will allow us to develop data driven best management practices for beekeepers in real time, improving honey bee health for all beekeepers.
Remote Tech TeamsSome beekeepers keep bees in places so isolated from other beekeepers that the traditional tech team model would not be economically feasible. We offer this training for those larger (500+) operations who are not near our traditional tech teams but still want to be a part of the BIP team. Come by our booth and ask us about this!
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On Thursday, join us to experience the sights of Niagara and a couple of the largest beekeeping operations in Ontario. Everyone will be bussed, so no worries about maps, carpooling, or sampling a little mead, wine or local beer.
The Thursday Tech Tour is included in the price of the Wednesday through Friday Conference registration, or the Tour can be pur-chased as a single day registration on Thursday for US$100.
The Tour includes five stops: Parker-Bee Apiaries, the Niagara But-terfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, lunch and tour at Niagara College and BBQ dinner, auctions and entertainment at Dutchman’s Gold. This promises to be an interesting day that you won’t want to miss. Register early, as space is limited.
Parker-Bee Apiaries All about the Bees Tour one of Ontario’s largest apiary, Parker-Bee Apiaries, where owner Mike Parker and the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association have been working to develop an innovative ozone unit to clean old comb. You’ll also see Parker’s unique pallet system for shipping hives for pollination.
We’ll stop and see Niagara Falls, one of the great natural wonders of the world.
We’ll visit the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory with over 2,000 colourful tropical butterflies floating freely among lush, exotic blos-soms and greenery. Paths wind through the rainforest setting, past a pond, waterfall, and the emergence window, where butterflies leave their pupae and prepare to take their first flight! More than 45 species of butterflies call this beautiful space home.
Take advantage of lunch. Tour of the teaching winery and brewery facilities and the gardens, greenhouses and grounds at beautiful Ni-agara College at the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus, which will soon be home to Canada’s first commercial beekeeper program.
Niagara College is nestled against the Niagara Escarpment — a UNESCO world biosphere reserve- in the heart of Niagara’s wine region. At this stop, you’ll enjoy lunch provided by Niagara College culinary program students using seasonal produce grown in the culinary garden, which showcases vegetables, small fruits, herbs, and edible flowers.
The grounds also offer a lush Aboriginal Garden, planted near the wetland system to demonstrate the importance of native plants for ceremonial, food, medicinal, and other needs of Aboriginal groups in Canada, and a teaching Hop Yard (with 17 hop varieties), a living lab for the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management pro-gram at Niagara College. Beer and wine tastings will be available.
Your day will end with a BBQ dinner, silent and queen auctions, and live entertainment graciously hosted by John and Alison Van Alten at Dutchman’s Gold Honey and Maple Products. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to visit the honey house of one of Ontario’s best-known apiaries, a family business since 1981. Dutchman’s Gold Staff (John and Alison Van Alten on left)
Tech Tour Thursday, August 13
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ONTARIO BEEKEEPING HISTORYExcerpt from History of Beekeeping in Ontario Written by Gordon F. Townsend, compiled by Henry T. Hiemstra Published by Ontario Beekeepers’ Association, November 2006
One of the earliest references to beekeeping in Ontar-
io was to those kept in the Bay of Quinte area in 1830.
These had likely been brought by the first Loyalist
settlers, who had come to the Bay of Quinte and the
Niagara areas in the 1780s.
Losee, an old time beekeeper from Cobourg, reported
that, as early as 1830, bees were plentiful in Prince Ed-
ward County—both wild and domesticated. He record-
ed that, in that year, his two uncles lost all their bees
that they kept in sheds. The loss was likely due to wax
moth and Foulbrood. Norman Jones, the father of D.A.
Jones, was reported to have had great difficulty with
this moth and lost all his hives. Bee hunting was almost
as important as game hunting at the time, and Nor-
man Jones was known as one of the best. After 1864,
many articles appeared in journals, arguing methods
of management.
It was likely the two writers from U.S., Quinby and
Langstroth, most influenced the early development
of beekeeping in Ontario. Quinby started beekeep-
ing in New York state in 1818, and Langstroth in
Massachusetts in 1837.
The Canada Farmer of 1864 was the first farm paper
to carry articles on apiculture, and the industry devel-
oped from that period.
H.G. Sibbald discussed his recollection of early bee-
keeping at a convention in 1929. He described the
conditions of the 1890s. There were not very many
good beekeepers. Most of the bees were kept in box
Beekeeping was practically
unknown on the American
continent before the coming of
Europeans. The only known hon-
ey was produced in very small
quantities in Central America
from stingless bees. By 1650,
nearly every farm in the areas of
North America occupied by set-
tlers used honeybees as their major source of sweet.
The first bees brought to America likely arrived with the
early Dutch settlers. They were dark bees, very subject
to swarming. They became widely distributed through-
out both North and South America. In later years, they
also proved to have very little resistance to wax moth
and Foulbrood. These detrimental characteristics no
doubt delayed somewhat the development of beekeep-
ing as a viable industry in Ontario. It was not until the
introduction of the light-coloured bee from Italy that
many of these problems were overcome.
The first historical record in Ontario about bees is
from the Huron and Wyandot mythology, as recorded
by Barbeau of the National Museum in Ottawa. It is
the story of an old Indian from Essex Peninsula. He
was pointing out to his children an insect, the hon-
eybee, and explained that the white man is not far
away, since this strange fly-like insect was brought by
the white man.
Illustration: Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee Twentieth Century
Edition, Published by Dadant & Sons, 1909. (From the Cornell Library
Digitized book collection. https://archive.org/details/cornell)
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hives. Some had bought so-called patent hives, but
most did not know how to use them and ended up
not much better off than if they had used a box hive.
Many thought that production of swarms was good
beekeeping, and the earlier you produced them the
better. Watching for swarms was the main manage-
ment activity. Even on a Sunday, you might be called
from church to tend a swarm. The honey was often
extracted from brood combs, and it was necessary to
learn just how fast to turn the extractor to avoid mix-
ing the brood with the honey. Honey was extracted
about every five days, thus much of it was very high in
moisture content.
Beekeeping in Ontario, for more than one hundred
years, was tied very closely to the Ontario Agricultural
College at Guelph, now part of the University of Guelph.
When the Department of Apiculture was formed, it
housed the Secretary of the Ontario Beekeepers’ Asso-
ciation, the office of the provincial Apiarist, the head of
the department, and the Professor of Apiculture. All of
the research, teaching, extension, and regulatory work
for the Province of Ontario emanated from this group.
At times, all of these positions were held by the Head
of the Department. This was unique from the procedure
followed in other provinces and states, likely due to
the fact that, up until the formation of the university in
1964, all expenses were born directly by the Govern-
ment of Ontario, through the Ministry of Agriculture.
This arrangement no doubt played a great part in the
success and recognition of the Department. It was
much easier to coordinate and carry on the various
duties, no doubt at lower overall cost.
The work of the Department over the years has been
determined by the problems of an industry that has
had many ups and down, usually associated with
trends in agricultural crops.
Beekeeping expanded rapidly during the 1920s
and 30s to develop a thriving industry in Ontario. It
reached a climax in 1938, with a production exceeding
24 million pounds. Since that time, production and
marketing have been very erratic, with production
declining in Ontario and increasing in Western Canada.
The causes of this decline in Ontario are closely tied to
changes in agricultural practices. During the 20s and
early 30s, there was abundant Sweet Clover. This crop
was the major producer of honey in that period. It
reached a peak of 400,000 acres in 1928, decreasing
to less than 100,000 acres by 1947. From that time on,
the decrease was rapid that no statistical records were
kept. Alsike, another major producer, decreased from
200,000 acres in 1929 to less than 30,000 by 1942.
Buckwheat, another good honey producer, reached
300,000 decreasing to 50,000 acres by 1952. By 1961,
buckwheat was almost nonexistent. During this same
period, hedgerows were removed to accommodate
larger equipment, and roadsides were sprayed, thus
removing much of the wild sources of honey. Balers
and forage harvesters were introduced, thus removing
most of the clover that was left before it came into
bloom. Birdsfoot Trefoil and White Ladino Clover were
introduced, neither of which were good honey pro-
ducers in Southern Ontario. The introduction of corn,
planted continually on the same fields, struck the final
blow. Unless a good honey plant is introduced into the
farming economy, such as Canola, only the exceptional
year will yield 9 million pounds.
The wartime rationing of honey and sugar had a tem-
porary effect. The number of beekeepers and colonies
reached an all-time high. By 1947, 221,000 colonies
and 7,000 beekeepers were registered. Before honey
was rationed, there were long lineups at beekeep-
ers’ honey houses to buy fresh honey. So difficult did
the traffic become in some places, that police were
brought in to keep it under control.
Following the wartime rationing of sugar, the interest
in beekeeping diminished. In 1958, there were 135,000
colonies operate by 3,126 beekeepers. About this time,
Vernal Alfalfa came into use. It was a good honey
producer, and crops in many areas started to increase.
It was short lived, as large acreages were then being
turned over to corn.
It was considered advisable to cover the history under
subjects, rather than chronologically, even though this
has created some duplication and cross reference. I
must apologize if parts of the text appear as autobiog-
raphy. This was almost inevitable, as I have been asso-
ciation with the industry in one way or another for the
past sixty years, and much of the content is derived
from my own recollections.
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The Fathers of Beekeeping in OntarioD.A. Jones can be looked upon as the Founder of
Commercial Beekeeping in Ontario. He was born in the
village of Ringwood in 1836. Beekeeping traced back
in his family to the early 17th century. He was the son
of Norman Jones, an early York County bee hunter,
whose father had also kept bees. His great grandfa-
ther, Abel Jones, was a native of Rhode Island. He later
moved to Petersburg, NY, where he became an exten-
sive beekeeper. His only brother became president of
Massey Harris Implement Company in Brantford.
The town in which he lived changed its name from
Clarkesville to Beetown in 1874, and later to Beeton.
He had difficulties with waxmoth, so designed his own
hive and patented it on July 15, 1870—“The Jones Per-
fection Hive.” Jones was soon to enter the bee supply
business. He started selling foundation in 1875. In 1876,
he formed a bee supply business which expanded
rapidly. Jones established the first bee journal in Can-
ada on April 1, 1885, and called it, The Canadian Bee
Journal. Jones was possibly the first person to design
a lithographed container. After his exhibit in Toronto,
Jones was hailed as the most successful beekeeper
of the time. For several years, students came to work
with him in large numbers. Several of them were to
play prominent places in the industry. George Lang
was to become Canada’s top comb honey producer;
F.W. Jones (no relation) was to become Canada’s
largest bee supply manufacturer, with headquarters in
Bedford, Québec; and R.F. Holterman of Brantford was
to become the first official lecturer in Apiculture at the
Ontario Agricultural College.
William McEvoy played just as important a part as D.A.
Jones in the development of beekeeping in Ontario,
but in a completely different way. He was born in the
county of Halton in 1844. In 1875, McEvoy recognized
the disease of Foulbrood in his apiary and, with his
meticulous method described in the “The Struggle for
Disease Control”, was able to clean it up in one year.
In 1892 at a meeting in London, he drew attention to
the losses of bees by the use of insecticides, which
resulted in the first legislation ever passed to control
their use. McEvoy became recognized as the leader in
the industry at the time. His method of disease control
was able to avoid a serious setback in the industry
until the mid-twenties, when suitable legislation along
with burning of diseased hives was introduced.
Rev. W.F. Clarke is often referred to as the Father of
The Ontario Agricultural College (now the University
of Guelph) and the pioneer and patriarch of modern
beekeeping in this country. Although he never oper-
ated more than 24 colonies of bees, he was one of the
first to introduce the Italian bee, the honey extractor,
and other appliances to the beekeepers of Canada.
R. McKnight was most likely the major spirit behind the
organization of the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association in
1880. He presided over the meetings in Toronto City
Hall when the Association was organized, and became
its first Secretary Treasurer.
R.F. Holterman wrote extensively on beekeeping in
Canada, the U.S., Britain, and Norway. He wrote a
pamphlet on beekeeping for the Federal Government
for distribution in Europe.
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MARK WINSTON EAS 2015 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
ProfessorApiculture & Social Insects
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
Recognized as one of the world’s leading expert on bees and pollination, Mark has had an illustrious career
researching, teaching, writing and commenting on bees and agriculture, environmental issues and science
policy. He directed Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue for 12 years, where he achieved wide recognition as a distinguished Canadian educator.
EAS awarded the Student Award to Mark Winston in 1979 and the James I. Hambleton Memorial Award,
recognizing research excellence in apiculture, in 1992.
Mark is also author of Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive
“There are powerful lessons to be learned from bees about how we humans can better understand
our place in nature, engage the people and events surrounding us with greater focus and clarity,
interact more effectively in our relationships and communities, and open ourselves to a deeper
understanding of who we are as individuals, communities and a species.”
ROBERT PAGE EAS 2015 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Robert E. Page, Jr. is Provost of the Arizona State University (ASU) and Foundation Chair of Life Sciences. He was the Vice Provost and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Founding Director of the School of Life Sciences. He joined ASU in 2004 after spending fifteen years on the faculty of the University of California Davis, where he served as Chair of Entomology. His background is in behavior and population genetics, and the focus of his current research is on the evolution of complex social behavior. Using the honey bee as a model, Dr. Page has dissected their complex foraging division of labor at all levels of biological organization from gene networks to complex social interactions. Dr. Page has published more than 230 research papers and articles, 5 books, and is listed as a “highly-cited author” by the ISI Web of Knowledge, representing the top 1/2 of 1 percent of publishing scientists. He received the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award (the Humboldt Prize) in 1995, the highest honor given by the German government to foreign scientists. In 2010, he was elected to the Leopoldina—the German National Academy of Science, the longest continuing academy in the world. Dr. Page is also an Elected Foreign Member of the Brazilian Academy of Science (1999), a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1991), Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006), and a Fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (2009-2010).
Robert Page may be recognized as one of the authors of Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding. More recently, he has authored The Spirit of the Hive.
EAS awarded the James I. Hambleton Memorial Award, recognizing research excellence in apiculture, to Robert Page in 1988.
BOOK SIGNING
Mark Winston, Robert Page, and
other speakers will be signing books in the ven-dor area. Check the book
signing table for the schedule when each
author will be available.
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MEET & GREET, FRIDAY BANQUET, AND AWARDS
CEREMONY
6:00 PM (CREELMAN HALL)
Wrap up the week with a Meet & Greet pre-banquet mingle at 6:00 PM at Creelman Hall.
Then at 6:30 PM, join us for the Friday Banquet and our annual Award Ceremony. Meet our newly certified
Master Beekeepers and winners of the Honey Show. At the dinner, there will be great food,
awards, a few surprises, and you will meet the New Jersey crew for 2016!
Tickets are required to attend this event.
WORKER AND QUEEN SPONSORS
QUEEN SPONSORS
NY Bee Wellness “for healthy Bees” NYBeeWellness.org
Pat Bono
EAS New Jersey 2016--Bee there!Jeffrey Burd
It is great to have EAS in Canada - Bonita & Dan ConlonDaniel & Bonita Conlon
Timothy McMahon
Wonderful to see all of you here againDavid Meldrum
Beekeepers from Maryland salute EAS and Guelph 2015Barry Thompson
Thank you for a great conference. See you next year in NJ.Christopher Yates
WORKER SPONSORS
Brian Marcy
SHORT COURSE &
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ALLAGASH BREWING COMPANY
BEE OUTFITTERS
DADANT AND SONS
DANCING BEE APIARIES
DOMINION & GRIMM
MEDIVET PHARMACEUTICAL LTD.
QUINTE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
TORONTO DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION
VETO-PHARMA
These are our break sponsors as of July 29. Please
thank them and support their businesses.
ANATOMY WORKSHOP SIGNUP(Monday AM)
Zachary Huang’s Anatomy Workshop, on Monday at 8:30 AM in Graham Hall 3309, will be limited to 30 participants on a first come, first serve basis. As it is a bit of a walk to Graham Hall from Rozanski, please sign up at the registration desk in Rozanski Hall, if you are interested in that program. We do not want you to walk over there and be turned away due to lack of room.
See the friendly faces at the Registration Desk if you have any questions.
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HONEY BEER MAKING WORKSHOP (Tuesday AM)
Russ Bateman and Cam Fryer, from Royal City Brewery, provide Guelph and the local area with essen-tial craft beer. Located in the “Ward” region of Guelph, customers look forward to try new brews and fill growler jugs to take home their favorite, including the smoked honey beer made with local honey. EAS attendees will have the opportunity to tour this brewer and learn how they make beer on Tuesday, August 11, from 8:30 – 11:45 AM. Any thirsty person will not want to miss this workshop!
*Note this event is off the University of Guelph campus and will require a short 5-minute drive to Royal City Brewery, located at 199 Victoria Rd South in Guelph.
On Tuesday evening, tour the largest beekeeping store
in Eastern Canada. The Guelph location for Propolis-
Etc… will be hosting a social gathering for 2015 EAS
participants. Attendees will be treated to a BBQ dinner,
so come and have a free dinner on us!
MEAD MAKING WORKSHOPS (Tuesday PM)
Mazer (Mead Maker) Gavin North, from Honey Pie HIves, and Royal City Brewery will host afternoon mead-making workshops on Tuesday, August 11—the first at 1:00, with a repeat session at 2:45.
Gavin is a Master Beekeeper, and one of the few who create traditional mead, metheglins, and melo-mels for sale. This workshop will provide the fine skills and tips to beekeepers interested in making their own mead.
*Note this event is off the University of Guelph campus and will require a short 5-minute drive to Royal City Brewery, located at 199 Victoria Rd South in Guelph.
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SHORT COURSE WORKSHOPS
Queen Rearing Class
This session is filled. if your name Tag says Queen rearing, you are regisTered for This Two-day course.
Registrants must commit to attend both Monday and Tuesday, August 10 and 11. Class size is limited to 25 attendees. This queen rearing workshop consists of classroom sessions and demonstra-tions with hands-on lessons in the bee yard. Participants are required to have prior beekeeping knowledge and experi-ence in maintaining colonies.
Topics include queen biology, methods of rearing queens, preparing a cell build-er colony, grafting techniques, and care of cells and queens. Each participant will have the option to buy a copy of the Ontario Queen Rearing Manual which corresponds with the workshop.
Participants will need protective gear (hat, veil) and closed-toe footwear. Long-sleeved, light-colored, and light material clothing is suggested. Full bee suits tend to be very warm. Refillable water bottles are recommended. A notebook and pencil can be handy. Cameras are welcomed. The class is limited to 25 people.
Introductory Beekeeping
This beekeeping workshop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on les-sons in the bee yard. Participants of all experience levels are welcome. Topics include basic honey bee biology, bee-keeping equipment, working in the bee colony, seasonal beekeeper responsibil-ities, harvesting and extracting honey, and preparing bee colonies for winter.
Each participant will have the option to buy a copy of the Ontario Beekeep-ing Manual which corresponds with the workshop.
Beekeeping and IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
This intermediate beekeeping work-shop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on lessons in the bee yard. Participants should have taken an introductory beekeeping workshop or course and/or have at least one season of beekeeping experience prior to at-tending. Topics include pest and disease biology and identification, monitoring for pests and diseases, record keeping, treatments and integrated pest man-agement.
Each participant will have the option to buy a copy of the Integrated Pest Management for Beekeeping in Ontario Manual which corresponds with the workshop.
Free Internet Access and WiFi at University of Guelph & EAS 2015(Visit the registration desk for account and password.)
Follow the conference on Twitter at #EAS15Guelph
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TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOPS
The Monday morning Train-the-Trainer Workshops are designed to help beekeepers develop stronger clubs, increase availability of bee educational programs, and improve the overall education level of their beekeeping community. You will learn how individual teachers have made a difference in their beekeep-ing region and community. We encourage any intermediate or advanced level beekeepers to attend these sessions, so you yourself can implement the suggestions. Or you can refer back to the ideas pre-sented, when communicating with the beekeeping educators and leaders in their own home groups.
How to Organize a Bee School
EAS MB Carol Cottrill
This session focuses on the logistics of creating a beginning (or other level) bee school in your area. We’re not talking content; we are talking planning and execution. This is an import-ant step to consider when increasing the amount of education in your area. With over ten years of experience teaching and organizing bee schools, Carol is an EAS Master Beekeeper whose knowledge will save you time, effort, and enable you to focus on what you really need to work on—your new beekeepers!
Getting Past Lighting the Smoker
EAS MB Landi Simone
In her many years of teach-ing beginning bee school, Landi has realized that actual hands-on hive experience, right at the beginning of the new beekeeper’s journey into beekeeping, makes a critical difference in their confidence and overall quality as a beekeeper. Landi will discuss the logis-tics of how she gets new beekeepers into the apiary to inspect their first hives (not just watching her do an inspection) and the impact that makes on the quality of the new beekeepers in her region. She’ll also talk about the basics of a good core beekeeping class that helps new beekeepers learn to be good observers and diag-nosticians of their bees.
Stepping up to Intermediate Bee School
EAS MB Erin MacGregor-Forbes
Erin is a mover and a shaker in her beekeeping communi-ty. She realized early on that there is a gap in beekeeping education. Books and classes are focused on beginning beekeeping or advanced topics, and the realities and practicalities of building up are not well addressed. So Erin created an intermediate level bee school in Maine, designed for people with 2-7 hives and 2+ years of bee-keeping, to fill the gap. This course has run for five years in Erin’s area, and in 2015, she taught it in Massachu-setts as well. In this session we will discuss the how and why of teaching Intermediate Bee School. Erin will provide the PowerPoint presentation of her 6-week Intermediate School for participants to use and expand in their own area.
How to Develop and Increase High Quality Programs in a Regional Bee Club
EAS MB Robert Sears
Bob Sears and the Eastern Missouri Beekeepers As-sociation have developed a vibrant, motivated, well-en-dowed (financially), and well-educated group through their education, outreach, and niche-filling activities. Bob will discuss the how and why of the programs they offer, and the benefits that are achieved by both the individuals and the club. From the club nuc pick-up to “Extractaganza”, Bob (and the Eastern Missouri Bee-keepers Association) share their successful solutions to problems that every club faces in terms of engage-ment, increasing education and reducing redundancy in beekeeping operations.
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Honey ExchangeWant to try out some different honeys? Exchange up to three jars of honey with another beekeeper!
Drop off up to three jars of honey, clearly labeled, when you arrive at the Registration Desk at EAS 2015. You will receive a ticket for each jar. After noon on Friday, bring your tickets and exchange the tickets for jars of honey.
It’s as simple as that.
OPEN INVITATION TO TOUR
TOWNSEND HOUSE,
HONEY BEE RESEARCH CENTREWe will be hosting an open house tour Monday, August 10, be-tween 7:00 and 9:00 PM, with a second opportunity to visit on Thursday, August 13, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.—for those who won’t be attending the technical tour. Come anytime between these hours and wander around the grounds and bee yards. Stop in at all the stations which we’ll have set up, showcasing our research activities, beekeeping gadgets, indoor overwintering facilities, ex-tracting room, double nuc hive management system, Cloake board queen rearing, and much more.
It is a pleasant, ten-minute walk down a brand new sidewalk from parking lot P13. We have some parking available onsite, for those who can’t make the walk. We are at 308 Stone Road East. Parking lot P13 and our location can be found on the map in this Program Guide. Hope to meet you there!
Paul Kelly and all the HBRC staff and students
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Beekeeping Academy for Kids
Parking
Parking for attendees who stay overnight in the dorms is included in the accommodation rates. Residents will receive a GREEN parking pass and may park in P19 (North residences), P17 (East residences and Townhouses) or P13 (South residences).
If you are staying in one of the hotels, it is suggested that you walk from the hotel to save on parking. But if you need to drive to campus, the parking cost is $9.00 per day (including tax) or $36.00 per week (including tax). Parking permits are required Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm. An ORANGE conference parking pass entitles visitors to park in lots P13, P14, P15, & P19. Parking permits can be purchased at the registration desk.
Please note that the parking passes must be displayed on the vehicle’s dashboard.
A one day camp for children interested in bees, sustainable agriculture, and their environment.
What: A one day camp offered to students in the greater community of Toronto. Students will be introduced to the world of bees with hands-on activities, crafts, and games. Highlights of the day will be inspecting a honey bee hive, hunting native bees, and collecting data as a citizen scientist.
When: Wednesday, August 12, from 9:00am to 3:00pm.
Where: University of Guelph, Townsend House, 308 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario. The camp will take place at the University Honey Bee Research Centre and Arboretum.
Who: Sarah Red-Laird, aka Bee Girl, and University Honey Bee Research Centre staff will work with a small group of grade 4–6 students.
How Much: Students can register for $60 (CAD) through https://easbeekeepingacademy.eventbrite.com. There are also limited number of scholarships available, and we are offering a 20% discount for siblings registering together. Email [email protected] for more information.
More Details: The Beekeeping Academy is a one day camp for kids going into grades four through six. Students will spend their day in a fun and educational immersion into the world of the bee. During the morning hours, we will take an in-depth look into bee anatomy, biology, and sociology, and their vital role in our food system. The afternoon will be spent up close and personal with honey bee hives and native bee observations. Throughout the day students will learn about challenges bees face and how they can be part of the solution in the bee’s survival.
Kids are asked to bring a brown bag lunch, a snack, and a water bottle.
We will provide all of the beekeeping gear for the day.
Space is limited, so please register early. We will then be in touch shortly with confirmation of your registration.
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January 5-9, 2016
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
Ponte Vedra Beach (Jacksonville), FL
SAVE UP TO $100 Register by October 14!
For additional information about the conference, please call 404.760.2875 or visit abfconference.com.
Join fellow beekeepers in Ponte Vedra Beach (Jacksonville, FL) for the 2016 American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) Conference & Tradeshow featuring:
• Presentations and workshops for all levels of beekeeping led by industry experts
• Keynote presentations by top researchers in the field• A Tradeshow highlighting products and services in the beekeeping industry• Opportunities to network with beekeepers of all levels, vendors
and industry experts• 2016 Honey Queen Coronation, Honey Show & Auction and more!
Register today for the conference at www.abfconference.com to securethe lowest registration rate and to take advantage of the special hotel rateof $125 (plus tax) at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa.
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Honey Bee Farm We Are Building Our Equine Facility At Our Farm This Summer (!)
With Honey Bees And Horses, We Are So Busy We Regret This Year We Will Not Be Able To Attend EAS …
But, For Our Customers, Mention EAS When Placing Online Or Telephone Orders And
We Will Offer A 25% Discount!
Mellifera Millinery© Custom Couture Beekeeping and Gardening
Hats and Veils, Shirts and Gloves Beeswax and Honey Balms, Blushes and Soaps
Honey Pendants
www.HoneyBeeFarm.org (203) 938-5645
Helping The Honey Bees (Donation Made With Each Purchase To The American Beekeeping Federation)
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July 27, 2015
MEDIA ADVISORY
International scientists to speak in Guelph on pollinator health
“Emerging Issues in Pollinator Health”
If you’re looking to learn more about the science behind the debate on bee health, this panel of scientists working on pollinator health issues will be of interest to you. The program features a special expert panel discussion addressing emerging issues related to pollinator health and agriculture. This will include the status and importance of pollinators in Ontario and worldwide; the results and strategies of monitoring programs in Italy; and the implications of some of the recent agricultural trends, including neonicotinoid seed treatments. This panel will be of particular interest, given the recent regulatory action in Ontario on treated seeds. Panelists will speak to the multiple stressors on pollinators as well as policy issues that must be addressed for the future health of agriculture and the environment. This event has been organized by the University of Guelph, the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association and the Eastern Apicultural Society as part of the annual beekeeping conference, this year being held at the University of Guelph from August 10 - 14. This event is of particular interest to beekeepers and anyone interested in the factors related to pollinator health that must be addressed to reduce mortality for both honey bees and other insect pollinators. The event is open to the public at no charge. There will be an opportunity for media representatives to meet with panelists after the discussion. DATE: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 TIME: 7:30-9:30 pm LOCATION: The University of Guelph, Rozanski 104 The expert panel includes: (see attached backgrounder for bios)
• Ernesto Guzman, Professor and Director of the Honey Bee Research Centre, University of Guelph
• Christian Krupke, Professor of Entomology, Purdue University • Franco Mutinelli, Professor at Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy • Nigel Raine, Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation, University of
Guelph • Moderator: André Flys, EAS President, OBA 2nd Vice President, and owner
Pioneer Brand Honey, Nobleton. For more information: André Flys, (416) 807-2253 or [email protected]
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BACKGROUNDER: BIOS of Panel Participants:
• Ernesto Guzman, Professor and Director of the Honey Bee Research Centre, University of Guelph. Research in Dr. Guzman's lab is focused on three main areas: genetics, behaviour and parasitic mites of honey bees. These studies have contributed to the understanding of foraging behaviour, defensive behaviour and the mechanisms that provide honey bees resistance against parasitic mites, a serious problem facing beekeepers worldwide. Currently, postdoctoral fellows, students and technicians in Dr. Guzman's lab are investigating the effect of parasites and pesticides on the behaviour and immune responses of honey bees.
• Christian Krupke is an Associate Professor of Entomology at Purdue University, with a primary responsibility in field crops extension. Dr. Krupke received his B.S. from the University of Guelph, his M.S from Simon Fraser University and his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 2004. His research program at Purdue focuses on the sustainable management of key pests of field crops, primarily corn and soybeans. His main areas of focus include quantifying the impacts of various Bt corn/refuge configurations on the biology of target pests, specifically corn rootworms. He also conducts research and extension programs on several other key pests of field crops, including the western bean cutworm and the soybean aphid and on the non-target effects of seed-applied herbicides upon beneficial insects (pollinators and predators).
• Franco Mutinelli, Professor at Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy,
has a degree in veterinary medicine from Bologna University, Italy, and holds the Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists, and the Executive Master for management of health authorities from Bocconi University, Milan. Since 1989, he has been Veterinary Manager, IZS delle Venezie, Legnaro (Padova), Italy. He is Head of Experimental Veterinary Sciences Division, Head of Diagnostic Services Histopathology and Parasitology Department, and since 2003 Head of the National Reference Laboratory for beekeeping. His main field of activity is the diagnosis and control of honey bee diseases, environment monitoring, legislation, and education and training in apiculture, histopathology of animal diseases, neoplastic pathology and TSEs, rabies diagnosis, surveillance and control, laboratory animal husbandry and welfare, and legislation. He participates in projects funded by the Italian Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, and international projects related to honey bee and other animal diseases.
• Nigel Raine, Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation, University of
Guelph. Dr. Raine, a leader in pollination conservation and ecology from Britain, joined the University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences (SES) in May 2014 as the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation. He was previously a faculty member in the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway University of London. Raine studies the impacts of pesticides on bees, insect behaviour and pollination ecology. His role at Guelph is to raise awareness of the importance and plight of pollinators, inform public policy, and help train highly qualified conservationists and agriculturalists, all critical to the health of pollinators and food systems. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Entomological Society and the Linnean Society of London, has held academic positions at Sheffield University, the Zoological Society of London and Queen Mary University of London and has studied zoology and biological sciences at Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
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REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
Registration and Information Desk at Rozanski Hall
Sunday 3:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m.
Monday 7:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday 7:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m.– 9:30 a.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.– Noon
Please return your meal card and dorm keys before you leave campus; you will be billed $75 to replace each item that is not returned.
MEETINGS
EAS Board of Directors’ Meeting
(Buffet will be setup in room)
Wednesday 11:45 a.m.– 1:30 p.m.
University Centre Room 442 (take north elevators)
EAS 2016 New Jersey Preview
Friday 10:30 a.m.– 10:45 a.m.
Rozanski 101
EAS Annual Business Meeting
(Everyone is encouraged to attend.)
Friday 10:45 a.m.– Noon
Rozanski 101
Life Members Banquet
(Buffet will be setup in room)
Friday Noon– 1:30 p.m.
University Centre Room 442 (take north elevators)
ANNUAL HONEY SHOW
Drop Off Show Entries
Rozanski Hall
Tuesday, Wednesday
1:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.,
10:30 a.m.– Noon
Show Open to Public
TBA Friday 9:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.
Post-Show Pick Up of Entries
TBA Friday After 3:00 p.m.
Top Awards Presentation (at Banquet)
Creelman Hall
Friday 6:00 p.m.– 9:30 p.m.
MASTER BEEKEEPERS
Meet and Greet Candidates Monday 1:30 p.m.– 2:30 p.m. MacKinnon 107
Exam Study Groups Monday 2:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. MacKinnon 107
MB Exam Volunteers’ Dinner Monday 5:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. TBA
Exam Review Monday 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. MacKinnon 107
Written Exams Tuesday 8:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. MacKinnon 236
Oral Exams Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
12:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
MacKinnon 236
MacKinnon 237 MacKinnon 238
Lab Exams Wednesday 8:30 p.m.– 12:30 p.m. MacKinnon 238
Field Exams Wednesday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Beeyard
Annual Meeting Friday 7:30 a.m.– 8:30 a.m. Rozanski 102
Exam Review
(Candidates receive scores and get questions answered.)
Friday 3:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. MacKinnon 107
Presentation of New Master Beekeepers at Banquet
Friday 6:00 p.m.– 9:30 p.m. Creelman Hall
VENDOR SCHEDULE
Vendor Setup Monday 8:00 a.m.– 1:30 p.m.
Peter Clark Hall
Vendor Show Open
Tuesday 10:00 a.m.– 4:15 p.m.
Vendor Show Open
Wednes-day
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Vendor Show Closed
Thursday Closed
Vendor Show Open
Friday 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Peter Clark HallVendor Tear
DownFriday 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
EAS 2015 CONFERENCE SCHEDULES
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2015 EAS SHORT COURSE, Monday, August 10, 2015
6:45 - 7:45 AM Yoga for everyone @ W.F. Mitchell Building (Athletic Centre) Range Room
7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast @ University Centre Food Court
Starts 7:30 AM Registration @ Rozanski Hall
8:00-8:30 AM Welcome to Eastern Apicultural Society and University of Guelph @ Rozanski 103
Queen Rearing Workshop (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)
Beginners Intro to Beekeeping (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)
Integrated Pest Management Workshop (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)
Advanced Beekeeping
Advanced Beekeeping (Lab Session)
Train-the-Trainer
Rozanski 107 Rozanski 105 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 102 Graham Hall 3309 MacKinnon 107
8:30 - 9:15 AM Welcome and introduc-tions, queen and drone biology, queen rearing equipment, queen and nuc regulations
Welcome and introduc-tions, basic bee biology
Welcome and introduc-tions, pest and disease identification
*Honey bee anatomy, lab sessionZachary Huang* Signup at the Registration Desk before heading to Graham Hall.
How to organize a bee schoolCarol Cottrill
9:15 - 10:00 AM
Protocol for rearing queens, record keeping, timing
Beekeeping equipment, getting started
Monitoring and record keeping
10:00-10:15 AM
Coffee Break @ Rozanski Hall
10:15 - 11:00 AM
Yard SessionStation #1Prepare cell builderStation #2Prepare mating nucsStation #3Collecting, tagging and clipping queensStation #4Queen cell care, mated queen care, transporta-tion and introduction
Yard SessionStation #1Opening a colony, work-ing a colony, develop-ment stagesStation #2Installing a nuc, making a split, moving a colonyStation #3Queen cell and mated queen care and introduction
Yard SessionStation #1Monitoring (ether roll, alcohol wash, sticky board, sugar dust)Station #2Cultural management techniques
Managing honey bee defensive behaviorGreg Hunt
Stepping up to intermedi-ate bee schoolErin MacGregor-Forbes
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Division of labour in honey bee coloniesZachary Huang
How to develop and increase high quality programs in a regional bee clubRobert Sears
11:45 - 1:00 PM
Lunch @ University Centre Food Court
Advanced Beekeeping
Beginners Intro to Beekeeping
Advanced Beekeeping
Advanced Beekeeping
MasterBeekeepers
Rozanski 107 Rozanski 105 Rozanski 106 Rozanski 102 MacKinnon 107
1:00 - 1:45 PM Apiculture in OntarioPaul Kozak
Preparing to harvest hive products
Spring managementTammy Horn
Honey bee nutrition and pollination servicesLes Eccles
Master Beekeepers meet and greet
1:45 - 2:30 PM With a commercial orchard design like this, who needs to rent bees?Stefan Sobkowiak
Seasonal responsibilities of the beekeeper
Finding and replacing queen beesTammy Horn
Honey bee pheromonesZachary Huang
2:30 - 2:45 PM Coffee Break @ Rozanski Hall Master Beekeepers study groups2:45 - 3:30 PM Niagara College
Commercial Beekeeping ProgramAl Unwin
Yard Session Station #1Feeding and Winter WrapsStation #2Extracting
Doug’s double nuc meth-od of overwinteringDoug McRory
The swarming cycle of Apis melliferaGard Otis
3:30 - 4:15 PM TBA Indoor wintering of honey bee coloniesRob Currie
Interpreting colony conditions to diagnose swarming supersedure, and emergency queen rearingGard Otis
4:30 - 5:30 PM Beekeeping Olympics @ Bee Yard Master Beekeepers Exam Review (7:00 - 9:00 PM)5:30 - 9:00 PM Fionn MacCool’s Restaurant with Local Honey and Pollinated Crop Menu and Royal City Brews
494 Edinburgh Rd S, Guelph
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2015 EAS SHORT COURSE Tuesday, August 11, 2015
6:45 - 7:45 AM
Yoga for everyone @ W.F. Mitchell Building (Athletic Centre) Range Room
7:00 - 8:30 AM
Breakfast @ University Centre Food Court
Starts 7:30 AM
Registration @ Rozanski Hall
Queen Rearing Workshop (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)
Advanced Beekeeping
Integrated Pest Management Workshop (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)
Advanced Beekeeping
Advanced Beekeeping(Lab Sessions)
Beer Making Workshop
Master Beekeepers
Master Beekeepers
Rozanski 107 Rozanski 105 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 102 Graham Hall 3309 199 Victoria Rd S MacKinnon 236
MacKinnon 237 & 238
8:30 - 9:15
AM
Stock selection and breeding
American foulbrood diagnosis and managementSteve Pernal
Treatments Honey bee viruses and their association with varroaMollah Hamiduzzaman
Royal City Brewing Co.
Master Beekeepers Written Exam
9:15 - 10:00
AM
Yard SessionStation #1Frame selection and graftingStation #2Preparation of cell bars, grafting frames, queen cages and queen candy
Nosema disease, biology and controlDaniel Borges
IPM components and values
The varroa project: A citizen science program for hobby beekeepersRebecca Masterman
Master Beekeepers Oral Exams
10:00-10:15 AM
Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall
10:15 - 11:00
AM
Other queen rearing methods
Honey for competitionKen Coyle
Yard SessionStation #1Oxalic Acid, ThymovarStation #2Formic Acid, MAQSTM
Station #3Antibiotics, Fumigilin-BStation #4Apistan®, Checkmite+TM, Apivar®
Varroa mite controlRob Currie
Nosema identifica-tion lab sessionDaniel Borges
Royal City Brewing Co. (Continuation of earlier session.)
Master Beekeepers Written Exam
Master Beekeepers Oral Exams
11:00 - 11:45
AM
(continued)Yard SessionStation #1Frame selection and graftingStation #2Preparation of cell bars, grafting frames, queen cages and queen candy
Oxalic acid: A miticide for varroa controlMedhat Nasr
Nosema identifica-tion lab sessionDaniel Borges
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch @ University Centre Food Court
Queen Rearing Workshop
Advanced Beekeeping
Advanced Beekeeping
Advanced Beekeeping
Advanced Beekeeping
Mead Making Workshop
Master Beekeepers
Master Beekeepers
Rozanski 107 Rozanski 105 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 102 Rozanski 108 199 Victoria Rd S
1:00 - 1:45
PM
Extra grafting prac-tice time
Pesticides and basic toxicologyCynthia Scott-Dupree
When beekeeping goes badPhil Craft
A reduced risk integrated pest man-agement program for honey bees: Basics and in practiceMedhat Nasr
Honey bee genetics Greg Hunt
Honey pie hives and herbal meadGavin North
Master Beekeepers Oral Exams
Master Beekeepers Oral Exams
1:45 - 2:30
PM
The immune system of honey beesPaul Goodwin
From the flower to the cell: Making nectar into honeyDennis vanEngelsdorp
Improving bee management: Pest surveillance and biosecurityMedhat Nasr
Sex determination in honey bees Zachary Huang
2:30 - 2:45 Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall
2:45 - 3:30
PM
Honey bee pathology: Stressor effects and honey bee defensesGeoff Williams
Helping our bees prepare for winterPhil Craft
Residues in hive and honey productsSteve Pernal
The evolution of honey bees Dennis vanEngelsdorp
Honey pie hives and herbal meadGavin North,(Repeat of earlier session.)
Master Beekeepers Oral Exams
Master Beekeepers Oral Exams
3:30 - 4:15
PM
Small hive beetle in Ontario —what nobody told usLes Eccles
“Ask Dr. Phil” Q&A sessionPhil Craft
The antimicrobial properties of honeyKarol Mathews
Elemental honey bee breeding Ernesto Guzman
5:30 - 9:00 Dinner @ local restaurants (check sponsoring establishments)
5:30 - 9:00 Propolis, Etc… BBQ and Social (free but requires preregistration) 367 Michener Road, Guelph, ON
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EAS 2015 GENERAL CONFERENCE -Wednesday, August 12, 2015
6:45 - 7:45 AM Yoga for everyone @ W.F. Mitchell Building (Athletic Centre) Range Room
7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast @ University Centre Food Court
Starts 7:30 AM Registration @ Rozanski Hall
Rozanski 104 8:00 - 8:30 AM Chair and President’s Welcome Master BeekeepersLab Exam MacKinnon 238Field Exam in Apiary
Rozanski 104 8:30 - 9:30 AM Keynote speaker: Mark L. Winston “Value or values: Audacious ideas for the future of beekeeping”
Rozanski 104 9:30 - 10:30 AM Keynote speaker: Robert E. Page Jr. “The spirit of the hive: Mechanisms of social evolution”
10:30 - 11:00 AM Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall
Rozanski 104 11:00 - 11:45 AM Presentation of Hambleton Award to Ernesto Guzman and talk by awardee “Microbes and natural com-pounds for the control of honey bee parasites”
11:45 - 1:00 PM Lunch @ University Centre Food Court / EAS Board Meeting @ University Centre Room 442
Pesticide and Bee Health Theme
Biology, Pollination, & Agriculture Theme
Best Management Practices Theme
Hive Products and Beekeeping Development Theme
Queen RearingWorkshop
Master Beekeepers
Rozanski 101 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 102 Rozanski 105 Bee Yard Bee Yard
1:00 - 1:30 PM Field studies examining exposure and effects of neonics on bee health Cynthia Scott-Dupree
The legacy of early nutritional stress for honey bee foragersHeather Mattila
Creating forest- based beekeeping corridorsTammy Horn
Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of Canadian honeys: Main components and their mode of actionKatrina Brudzynski
Cell starter to cell finisher
Field Exam
1:30 - 2:00 PM Health of honey bee reproductives: Effects of parasites and pesticides on drones and queensGeoff Williams
The influence of genet-ic diversity on foraging productivityHeather Mattila
A year in the life of Headwaters FarmDavid Mendes
Honey treatment for wounds: Why it is the bestKarol Mathews
2:00 - 2:30 PM Honey bee stressor interactions: Nosema & pesticides, from the laboratory to the fieldGeoff Williams
Essence of royalty: Honey bee queen pheromoneMark Winston
Bee Squad: Helping people help beesRebecca Masterman
Biosecurity in the bee yardPaul Kozak
2:30 - 3:00 PM Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall
3:00 - 3:30 PM Effects of neonicoti-noids and varroa on honey bee healthNuria Morfin
Native pollinators in Ontario agricultureAlana Pindar
Beekeeping in citiesThomas Nolan & Fran Freeman
COLOSS Honey Bee Research AssociationGeoff Williams
3:30 - 4:00 PM Clothianidin in corn and impact on bee survival, foraging and honey productionDavid MacKay
The Canadian Pollination Intitiative has helped apicul-ture nationally and internationallyPeter Kevan
Data Informed Beekeeping Best Management PracticesDennis vanEngelsdorp
Beekeeping develop-ment projects: Why some succeed and far too many failGard Otis
4:00 - 4:30 PM Pesticides, parasites, pollinators: Impacts of environmental stress-ors on beesNigel Raine
Using managed pol-linators for biological crop protection and enhanced productionPeter Kevan
The challenges of rec-onciling environmental stewardship and agricultureRene Van Acker
Amazing beekeep-ing discoveries at Tel Rehov, Israel: Innovative use of mor-phometric analysesGard Otis
4:30 - 5:00 PM A season long study of pesticide exposure in Ontario and QuebecNadia Tsvetkov
Bee Health Monitoring Program in Italy: Apenet (2008-2009) and BeeNet (2011-2014) and the Bee Emergency Service Team (BEST) Franco Mutinelli
Organic beekeepingJulie White
Beekeeping in BangladeshPhil Craft
5:00 - 7:30 PM Dinner at local restaurants (check sponsoring establishments)
Rozanski 104 7:30 - 9:00 PM Panel Discussion - Emerging Issues in Pollinator HealthFranco Mutinelli, Christian Krupke, Nigel Raine and Ernesto Guzman
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EAS 2015 GENERAL CONFERENCE -Thursday, August 13, 2015
6:45 - 7:45 AM Yoga for everyone @ W.F. Mitchell Building (Athletic Centre) Range Room
7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast @ University Centre Food Court
Starts 8:00 AM Registration @ Rozanski Hall
BUSES LEAVE AT 9:00 AM Tech Tour (meet buses at P14 Lot on East Ring Rd)Niagara College, Parker Bee Apiaries, Butterfly Conservatory, and Niagara FallsLunch on Tour
5:30 - 9:30 PM Dinner and Social at John and Alison Van Altens Farm with Live Music and Queen & Live AuctionDutchman’s Gold and Tuckamore Bee CompanyFood Catered by the Lancaster Smokehouse
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EAS 2015 GENERAL CONFERENCE - Friday Aug. 14, 2015
6:45 - 7:45 AM Yoga for everyone @ W.F. Mitchell Building (Athletic Centre) Range Room
7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast @ University Centre Food Court
Starts 8:00 AM Registration @ Rozanski Hall
Rozanski 101 8:30 - 9:15 AM Presentation of Student Award and Conference to Andony Melathopoulos and talk by awardee “Where is the value in valuing bee pollination services to agriculture?“
Rozanski 101 9:15 - 10:00 AM Presentation of Roger Morse Award and Conference to Dr. Medhat Nasr and talk by awardee “Advances in HopGuard® application for varroa mite control”
10:00 - 10:30 AM Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall
Viruses, Immunity, and Genetics Theme
Nosema & Bee Breeding Theme
EAS Society Business
Rozanski 102 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 101
10:30 - 10:45 AM Impact and control of honey bee viruses current and future approachesRob Currie
The Honey Bee Health Project: What have we learned so far?Steve Pernal
EAS 2016 New Jersey PreviewJeff Burd
10:45 - 11:00 AM Annual EAS Business Meeting(Starts at 10:45)
11:00 - 11:30 AM Responses of bees against mites and virusesMollah Hamiduzzaman
Fruits, vegetables, and pro-bee-otics: Natural treatments for nosema diseaseDaniel Borges
11:30 - Noon The use of genomic tools for honey bee healthBrock Harpur
Nosema ceranae: Immigrant but not a newcomer!Pegah Valizadeh
Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch @ University Centre Food Court / Life Membership Meeting @ University Centre Room 442
Breakout Session #1 Breakout Session #2 Queen Breeding
Rozanski 102 Rozanski 103 Bee Yard
1:00 - 1:30 PM Virulence factors from Paenibacillus larvae, the cause of AFBRod Merril
Breeding for diseaseresistance: Using proteomicmarkersSteve Pernal
Yard SessionCheck Queen Graft Acceptance
1:30 - 2:00 PM The immune system of honey beesPaul Goodwin
Marker assisted selection for breeding resistance to varroaRob Currie
2:00 - 2:30 PM Natural immunity and resis-tance of honey bees to nosema disease Pegah Valizadeh
Ontario Resistant Honey Bee Selections (ORHBS) programLes Eccles
2:30 - 3:00 PM Break @ Peter Clark Hall
Breakout Session #1 Breakout Session #2 Breakout Session #3 Master Beekeepers
Rozanski 102 Rozanski 103 Graham Hall 3309 MacKinnon 107
3:00 - 3:30 PM Effect of miticides on bee health and behaviorHanan Gashout
Breeding for mite biters, raising and sharing queensGreg Hunt
Instrumental insemination of queens: Demonstration at Townsend HouseKrispn Given
Master Beekeepers Exam Results
3:30 - 4:00 PM Drivers of colony health: Disease, chemicals, and nutri-tion...oh, my!Dennis vanEngelsdorp
Breeding for lower defensive behaviorGreg Hunt
4:00 - 4:30 PM Exploring the relationship between Varroa mites, viruses, and treatment timingGraham Parsons
Queen health: Evaluation of imported and local honey bee stockPatricia Wolf Veiga
Instrumental insemination of queens: Demonstration at Townsend HouseKrispn Given(Repeat of earlier session.)4:30 - 5:00 PM National honey bee health
survey in Canada: First year resultsCarlos Castillo
Buckfast bee program in OntarioPaul Kelly
6:00 - 9:30 PM Banquet and Award Ceremony @ Creelman Hall
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